Top Attorneys 2011

Academic

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

California Western School of Law

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

University of San Diego School of Law

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

University of San Diego School of Law

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Corporate Litigation

Caldarelli Hejmanowski Page & Leer LLP

Cooley LLP

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek

Duane Morris LLP

Sandler, Lasry, Laube, Byer & Valdez LLP

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek

DLA Piper

Foley & Lardner LLP

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek

Latham & Watkins LLP

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Corporate Transactional

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Sony Electronics Inc.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.

DLA Piper LLP

Websense, Inc.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

American Assets Trust Inc.

Criminal

Law Offices of Kerry L. Armstrong, APLC

Cooley LLP

Law Offices of Linda R. Brown

San Diego County Office of the Public Defender

Law Offices of G. Cole Casey, APLC

Michael C. Harkness APLC

Law Offices of Alex Landon

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Law Offices of Paul H. Neuharth Jr., APC

Law Office of Charles Sevilla

Estate Planning/Probate & Trust

Bolander Law Group

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Henderson, Caverly, Pum & Charney

Brierton, Jones & Jones LLP

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Law Offices of Elise Streicher

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

DLA Piper

Family

Jones Barnes LLP

ABC Family Law

Hargreaves & Taylor LLP

Law Offices of Judith Klein

Hargreaves & Taylor LLP

Lowenstein Brown APLC

Moore, Schulman & Moore APC

The Law Offices of Richard M. Renkin, APLC

Stassinopoulos & Schweitzer, APLC

Stocks & Colburn

Insurance

The Law Offices of Dorn G. Bishop APC

Dunk & Associates

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP

Mowbray Law Firm

Osborne & Nesbitt LLP

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz

Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Klinedinst PC

Schonfeld, Bertsche, Preciado & Mahady, LLP

Tyson & Mendes

Intellectual Property Litigation

Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie LLP

Fish & Richardson PC

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

San Diego IP Law Group LLP

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Jones Day

Sughrue Mion, PLLC

Cooley LLP

Fish & Richardson PC

Lewis Kohn & Fitzwilliam LLP

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

Intellectual Property Transactional

Perkins Coie LLP

AlbertDhand LLP

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP

Fish & Richardson PC

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

IP Legal Advisors PC

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC

Fish & Richardson PC

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Broadcom Corporation

Labor & Employment

Andrews Lagasse Branch & Bell LLP

Jones Day

Foley & Lardner LLP

Gordon & Rees LLP

Law Offices of George L. de la Flor

Schor & Freeland LLP

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz

Littler Mendelson

Wilson Turner Kosmo, LLP

Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP

Municipal & Government

Office of County Counsel

Christensen & Spath LLP

California Office of the Attorney General

Best Best & Krieger

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

California Department of Justice

Dependency Legal Group of San Diego Minor's Counsel Office

California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

California Department of Justice

Christensen & Spath LLP

Personal Injury/Property Damage

Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire

Estey & Bomberger

Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield, LLP

Gomez Trial Attorneys

Law Offices of Robert Hamparyan

Harris Personal Injury Lawyers

Hosey & Bahrambeygui LLP

The Huver Law Firm

The Gomez Law Firm

Law Offices of Virginia C. Nelson

White Oliver Amundson & Gallagher

Real Estate & Construction Litigation

Marks, Finch, Thornton & Baird LLP

Law Offices of Christopher Barnette

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Mazzarella Caldarelli LLP

Finch, Thornton & Baird LLP

Law Office of Thomas M. Finrow

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

McKenna Long & Aldridge

Silldorf & Levine LLP

Bruckner & Walker, LLP

Real Estate & Construction Transactional

Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP

Dentons US LLP

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Gresham Savage Nolan & Tilden PC

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Duane Morris LLP

Gresham Savage Nolan & Tilden, PC

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek

Fisch, Spiegler & Ginsburg APLC

Peterson & Price, APC

Law Office of Justin White

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Larrabee Albi Coker LLP

Duane Morris LLP

Gordon D. Cruse APLC

Neil, Dymott, Frank, McFall & Trexler APLC

Coast Law Group LLP

Potter Handy, LLP

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP

Schoville & Arnell LLP

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC

2011 Winner

Robert F. Tyson, Jr.

Tyson & Mendes

Education

Law School/Year: Villanova University School of Law, 1989

College/Year: Villanova University, B.S., Finance, 1986

Practice Areas

Insurance, Malpractice; Liability; Personal Injury; Environmental; Employment

Major Cases

Tyson has represented Fortune 500 companies and insurers, the Regents of the University of California, accountants, doctors, lawyers, real estate brokers, directors and officers, and local private companies.

Professional Background

Tyson was born and raised in Staten Island, New York. He practiced law in large San Diego defense firms following graduation from law school. With offices in Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego, Tyson regularly tries lawsuits throughout Southern California. These areas include professional malpractice, products liability, personal injury, environmental and employment law. Tyson has trial experience defending businesses and individuals throughout California. Tyson is a San Diego Super Lawyer for 2011 and is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Professional Affiliations

He is a member of the Century Club of San Diego, the Defense Research Institute, the San Diego Defense Lawyers, the Board of Directors of Villanova University Alumni Association, Association of Southern California Defense Lawyers and La Jolla Executives Roundtable.